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St George managers knew of segregation failings before ankle fractures
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St George managers knew of segregation failings before ankle fractures
Deliveroo riders lose bid for worker status
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Deliveroo riders lose bid for worker status
Bakery handed £159k fine for exposing workers to flour dust
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Bakery handed £159k fine for exposing workers to flour dust

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Council pays £27,000 over Legionnaires’ case that put leisure centre users at significant risk

Tendring District Council in Essex has been fined £27,000 after a leisure centre customer who contracted Legionnaires’ Disease was hospitalised for nearly three weeks. 
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Christmas decoration stowing ladder fall sees social club in court

A Staffordshire social club has been fined after a volunteer fell from a ladder while putting away Christmas decorations.
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Director’s neglect behind concrete pump fatality

A concrete pumping company and its sole director have been fined after a recently-employed worker was struck and killed by liquid concrete, which was ejected from a lorry-mounted pump.
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Leader interview
Karl Simons, Thames Water
Driver safety special: A mounting concern
Road safety
Driver safety
Driver safety special: A mounting concern
Driver safety special: Marginal notes
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Workplace transport
Driver safety special: Marginal notes

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Telematics
Driver safety special: Driven to change

Driver performance data is of limited use if you don’t use it to coach better behaviour. 
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Influencing skills
Conversational gambits

Researchers have anatomised how practitioners can steer conversations to achieve behaviour change. 
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PPE for women
PPE special: Unready to wear

Why is so little PPE designed for female workers and what can employers do about it?
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Mary Lawrence
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the new gross negligence manslaughter tariffs

Andrew Sharman CFIOSH
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why better managers break all the rules

Products and services

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Emergency planning
Who is responsible for evacuation?
Cority ranked top five EHS software brand worldwide by independent research firm
Cority ranked top five EHS software brand worldwide by independent research firm
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JSP Springfit™ Mask offers an unrivalled fit for a disposable foldflat mask

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Skills
UK HSE a Great British export

In the last few months RRC and our partners have run UK accredited health and safety courses in Albania, China, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Dubai, Ghana, Ecuador, Georgia, Mali, Mauritania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Sweden, Suriname, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Tunisia. Languages involved in the teaching include Arabic, Georgian, French, Russian, Spanish, and English.
Work at height
A Christmas gift from the Ladder Association

Download your FREE Ladder Safety Pack from the Ladder Association, now including 12 top tips for ladder safety during the festive season. 
Personal protective equipment
MSA launches new 'off the shelf' fall protection

MSA Safety has launched a brand new range of fall protection kits, making it even easier for businesses to help keep their workers safe at height. 
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